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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition might be tough. The yellow category came together right away for me, but the others … not so much. Read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.
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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Giddy up.
Green group hint: Catch the football.
Blue group hint: We want a pitcher.
Purple group hint: Vintage hoops teams.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Distances, in horse racing.
Green group: Receiving routes for a running back.
Blue group: 2025 MLB All-Star pitchers.
Purple group: Original ABA teams, in singular form.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is distances, in horse racing. The four answers are furlong, length, mile and nose.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is receiving routes for a running back. The four answers are angle, flat, swing and wheel.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is 2025 MLB All-Star pitchers. The four answers are Crochet, Fried, Gore and Skenes.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is original ABA teams, in singular form. The four answers are Chaparral, Colonel, Pacer and Rocket.
